firepuppy - definitely curious to hear how it's working out with your new upper bj's?
As you know there's no OEM Toyota replacement for the upper bj, and the typical parts sources only have one for the lower ball joint, not the upper.
I looked at your listing and it says it's febest part number 0120-334 (0120-333 is febest lower bj).
It also says under other part numbers K500018 which is the moog part number - I looked that up on Moog's site (http://www.fme-cat.com/overlays/par...8&partType=Ball Joint&brandId=MC#.Uop4h8TbMrk) and it says it's compatible with:
GX470 03-09
4Runner 03-09
FJ Cruiser 07-09
Sequoia 08-09
Tundra 07-09
I don't know if it's a mistake or if this is correct that unofficially the ball joint in these vehicles (including 98-07 Land Cruiser and 98-07 LX470) upper control arms is compatible with one another.
I guess there are a few possibilities here:
1) the febest 0120-334 is a match to our LC/LX but the referenced Moog Part (K500018) is not a match and it's a mistake in the listing
2) both K500018 and 0120-334 fit and just no one else figured out the compatibility (?)
3) it physically fits but doesn't match the OEM geometry for the LC/LX
I actually just emailed febest the question about compatibility and they came back pretty quickly with confirmation that 0120-334 is a fit for us and pointed me to their page (http://febestparts.com/BALL_JOINT_FRONT_UPPER_ARM/0120-334) where they list this part's compatibility as the following:
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER PRADO 120 GRJ12#/KDJ12#/RZJ12#/TRJ12#/VZJ12# 2002-2009
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 100 HDJ101/UZJ100 1998-2007
TOYOTA FJ CRUISER GSJ15 2006-
TOYOTA 4-RUNNER GRN21#/KZN215/UZN21# 2002-2009
LEXUS LX470 UZJ100 1998-2007
Obviously your part fit - but I'm just wondering if it's meant to work with the LC/LX or if it might negatively impact alignment specs (perhaps that can be adjusted to within spec even if it does alter the numbers).
If in fact these other models' upper control arm ball joint is compatible with ours, then that opens up the door to be able to get the part anyhwere - moog 500018 or whatever other compatible part is listed at advance auto, autozone, napa etc for those ofus that might need the part more quickly or want to be able to return easily etc. So that compatibility more than the ebay link is an awesome find!
Please let us know how they work out for you!
As you know there's no OEM Toyota replacement for the upper bj, and the typical parts sources only have one for the lower ball joint, not the upper.
I looked at your listing and it says it's febest part number 0120-334 (0120-333 is febest lower bj).
It also says under other part numbers K500018 which is the moog part number - I looked that up on Moog's site (http://www.fme-cat.com/overlays/par...8&partType=Ball Joint&brandId=MC#.Uop4h8TbMrk) and it says it's compatible with:
GX470 03-09
4Runner 03-09
FJ Cruiser 07-09
Sequoia 08-09
Tundra 07-09
I don't know if it's a mistake or if this is correct that unofficially the ball joint in these vehicles (including 98-07 Land Cruiser and 98-07 LX470) upper control arms is compatible with one another.
I guess there are a few possibilities here:
1) the febest 0120-334 is a match to our LC/LX but the referenced Moog Part (K500018) is not a match and it's a mistake in the listing
2) both K500018 and 0120-334 fit and just no one else figured out the compatibility (?)
3) it physically fits but doesn't match the OEM geometry for the LC/LX
I actually just emailed febest the question about compatibility and they came back pretty quickly with confirmation that 0120-334 is a fit for us and pointed me to their page (http://febestparts.com/BALL_JOINT_FRONT_UPPER_ARM/0120-334) where they list this part's compatibility as the following:
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER PRADO 120 GRJ12#/KDJ12#/RZJ12#/TRJ12#/VZJ12# 2002-2009
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 100 HDJ101/UZJ100 1998-2007
TOYOTA FJ CRUISER GSJ15 2006-
TOYOTA 4-RUNNER GRN21#/KZN215/UZN21# 2002-2009
LEXUS LX470 UZJ100 1998-2007
Obviously your part fit - but I'm just wondering if it's meant to work with the LC/LX or if it might negatively impact alignment specs (perhaps that can be adjusted to within spec even if it does alter the numbers).
If in fact these other models' upper control arm ball joint is compatible with ours, then that opens up the door to be able to get the part anyhwere - moog 500018 or whatever other compatible part is listed at advance auto, autozone, napa etc for those ofus that might need the part more quickly or want to be able to return easily etc. So that compatibility more than the ebay link is an awesome find!
Please let us know how they work out for you!
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